Hello Louis Riel Families,

Another week in May has flown by and we’re already starting Provincial Achievement Testing for our Grade 6 and 9 students next week. We just completed the final week of regular season play this week with a flurry of games on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday for all our teams. Standby for upcoming announcements about playoff games, opponents, and locations, This is the time of year when even though the days get longer but they begin to feel shorter as we race to the school year finish line at the end of June.

Garden club is up and running and our Spring Running club is about to do the same. If you want to be outside planting in our garden or putting on your running shoes to race across our fields then May is going to be a great month for you!
Students will be lending their voice to help keep Louis Riel a safe and caring place to learn by taking our student well-being survey.
We’re planning for our 2023-24 option classes for our grades 5-9 students by assessing their interests in another survey form.
Our Leadership students are planning more fun activities for the entire school so standby!
Teachers will get to take to the basketball courts to showcase fair(ish) play and our old(er) age against the boys and girls teams following playoffs.
Don’t forget to save the date on May 25 for our New and Existing Louis Riel Families Open House event.

We have so many exciting learning opportunities and community building events to look forward to in the coming months that you’ll need to read the “Upcoming Dates” section closely each week.

Basketball Season

With playoffs beginning we will continue to remind our students and families about the divisional expectations of all spectators.

For games hosted at LRS, our student spectators are welcome to attend the FIRST game of the evening only. Teachers will help our un-parented students find the exits after the first game.
No un-parented spectators from other schools will be permitted at LRS hosted games.
No un-parented LRS students are to attend games hosted at other schools.
Parents attending away games with their own child are asked to not transport and manage more students than you have seatbelts in your vehicle. This is to prevent parents from being “responsible” for students they did not bring with them to an Away game or that they do not know.

Growing Smiles Fundraiser Report: Plant Pickup Date

This is a reminder to pick up your plants on Tuesday May 16 between 3:30 - 7:00 pm at the school. We will have a table set up near the front office. You can come in and let us know your name then Leadership students will quickly get your plants for you. Please do not come before 3:30 pm as we need time to set up and the front of the school is very busy with yellow buses picking up students after school.

Open House May 25

We are hosting our spring open house at the end of this month. We’re welcoming new kindergarten families, new student families, and existing student families to an evening of socializing with other families, meeting our staff, touring the school, and seeing examples and demonstrations of student work in person. We will have a number of “Welcome to Louis” orientation presentations for new families and will also have leadership students helping existing families find their way around the school.

Food Trucks onsite from 5:30 pm top 7 pm
Kindergarten Families Meet in North Gym from 4 pm to 5 pm
New to Louis Families meet in South Gym at 5 pm
Doors open to existing families from 5:30 pm to 7 pm

Link: Open House May 25

Volunteers

Louis Riel, as a science school, aims to provide our students with many field experiences and trips as enhancements to their learning experience throughout the year. When your student has a field experience or trip coming up please consider taking the time to share the experience with them as a parent or guardian volunteer. You’ll get a glimpse into the life of your student at Louis Riel, you’ll undoubtedly learn something new, and you’ll have a lot more to discuss with them at the dinner table on the nights to follow.

There are only a couple of months left to join us by supporting a field experience or trip at Louis Riel as a volunteer this year!

Provincial Achievement Test Dates in May

Monday, May 15     9:00 A.M.–11:00 A.M.        Grade 9 English Language Arts Part A   
Wednesday, May 17          9:00 A.M.–11:00 A.M.        Grade 6 English Language Arts Part A    

Important Upcoming Dates and Events

5/15/2023 2School CCOM – Ms. Secord’s Grade 4
5/15/2023 Grade 9 PAT – ELA Part A
5/16/2023 2School CCOM – Ms. Secord’s Grade 4
5/17/2023 2School CCOM – Ms. Secord’s Grade 4
5/17/2023 Grade 6 PAT – ELA Part A
5/17/2023 Elementary Run Club at Nellie Mclung
5/18/2023 2School CCOM – Ms. Secord’s Grade 4
5/18/2023 Kinder Zoo Field Trip
5/18/2023 Grade 6 to Drumheller overnight
5/18/2023 Grade 5 Tanner & Rushton Heritage Park
5/22/2023 NO SCHOOL
5/23/2023 2School CCOM – Ms. Secord & Ms. Schultz Grade 4
5/23/2023 Yamnuska Hike – Ms. MackIntosh & Mr. Groves Grade 6
5/23/2023 Heritage Park – Ms. Houston Grade 5
5/24/2023 2School CCOM – Ms. Secord & Ms. Schultz Grade 4
5/24/2023 Yamnuska Hike – Ms. MackIntosh & Mr. Groves Grade 6
5/24/2023 Grade 8 to Vertigo Theatre
5/25/2023 2School CCOM – Ms. Secord & Ms. Schultz Grade 4
5/25/2023 Grade 2 to Ann and Sandy Cross

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